Tjahrt family
Tjahrt (Tjart, Tjardt, Tiart, Tyart, Tgahrt, Tyahrt, Thjardh), a Mennonite family name in West Prussia, particularly in the congregations of Schweingrube, Culmsche Niederung, and Gruppe, after 1830 also found in South Russia, and from 1875 in America. Some of its members were preachers; the Dutch Naamlijst names for Prussia: Sievert Tjart until ca. 1750, and Steffen Tjart 1781-after 1802, both at Schweingrube, Pieter (Peter) Tjart in the Stühmsche Niederung before 1734-65. Wilhelm Tyart, of Dragass, was a preacher of the Montau-Gruppe congregation 1897-1926. Johann Tiahrt was ordained as preacher of the Schönsee congregation near Culm, and Peter Tgahrt was an elder in Deutsch-Kazun.
Bibliography
Naamlijst der tegenwoordig in dienst zijnde predikanten der Mennoniten in de vereenigde Nederlanden. Amsterdam.
Reimer, Gustav E. Die Familiennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten. Weierhof: Mennonitische Geschichtsverein, 1940: 119.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Tjahrt family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Tjahrt_family&oldid=126318.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Tjahrt family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Tjahrt_family&oldid=126318.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 730-731. All rights reserved.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.